“In Trisha Terms”
The problem facing veterans isn’t a lack of concern, training, or new protocols.
It’s fragmentation.
The VA does not need more departments, more inboxes, or more layers of bureaucracy.
It needs consolidation.
Every additional system, team, or “process” added to a broken framework creates more silos — and more blind spots in patient care.
And this isn’t just a VA problem.
Community Care providers across the country struggle to:
-Reach a single accountable point of contact at the VA
-Access a veteran’s complete medical history
-Receive timely responses to referrals and recommendations
-Send records through anything other than fax — in 2026
-Avoid receiving cherry-picked or incomplete VA records
Community providers are often treating veterans without access to full imaging, exposure history, or prior failed treatments — placing them at a clinical disadvantage from the start.
If GAO wants the full picture, it must audit Community Care from the provider’s perspective.
That lens would expose exactly where coordination breaks down, why records go missing, and how delays compound harm.
This is not a training issue.
This is a systems design failure.
Veterans do not need:
-More protocols -More subcommittees
-More overlapping departments
Veterans need:
-One unified medical record
-One interoperable system shared with Community Care
-Clear accountability for follow-up and coordination
-Transparency that prevents fragmentation by design
Interoperability and transparency are not buzzwords.
They are patient safety.
This is why reform matters🇺🇸
This is why families speak out📣
And this is why common sense must finally replace band-aid solutions🩹🤕❤️🩹
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